MYRKUR

Nightmares turned into melodies, somber nocturnal mysticism, dark elegance, whispers and echoes of Nordic solitude, escaping the “real” world, the world that you have never meant to function in – this is an absolute conqueror of all 2017’s metal tops - MYRKUR! And yes, we can assure that we read numerous extreme music tops and it was difficult to find ones, where this name wouldn’t appear. We present you a woman that whole metal world goes crazy about!

"I always dreamed about becoming a Huldra, an Elver girl, a Valkyrie, the goddess Freja. These powerful women in Norse Mythology have an element of beauty and mystique, but they are also deadly.” – Amalie Bruun, the creator of MYRKUR elaborates. Though the word "myrkur" means "darkness" in Icelandic, Bruun's music encompasses far more than just that one dimension of music: with its distinct sense of Nordic isolation, MYRKUR is a definitively brutal creation, yet also a delicate and feminine one.

MYRKUR combines the rawness of second-wave black metal bands like Ulver and Darkthrone with a natural, ethereal sonic beauty. MYRKUR introduced a wholly unique perspective on the genre of black metal, one that immediately put her on the map and caught the attention of listeners and publications worldwide. She has not stopped making waves in the metal scene since unveiling her self-titled EP in 2014, and Mareridt, the band's second full-length, suggests that those waves are only going to get bigger and bigger with the passing of time.

The band has already performed in many festivals like Wacken Open Air, Hellfest and just toured along Europe with Sólstafir. This time this Black Metal mistress is going to cast her spells on Kilkim Žaibu 19 audience!